GEOL1520, Spring 2017

Or, Notions for the Motions of the Oceans. Examines physical characteristics, processes, and dynamics of the global ocean to understand circulation patterns and how they relate to ocean biology, chemistry, and climate change. Assignments address ocean's role in the climate system; ocean observations and models; the origin, distribution, and dynamics of large-scale ocean circulation and water masses; energy and freshwater budgets; and variability of the coupled system on seasonal to centennial timescales e.g. El Niño. Intended for geological and physical sciences undergraduate and graduate students with quantitative skills and an interest in oceans, climate, paleoclimate. Pre-requisite: GEOL0350 or PHYS0720 or APMA 0340. Offered alternate years, previously offered as GEOL1100.

Class Meetings and Notes

Class meets Tuesday and Thursday 1-2:20 in GeoChem 039. All assignments due before midnight on day noted. Office Hours are by appointment (just check my availability and request a time). The calendar of lectures with slides and links is below. It is also available as a public subscription iCalendar called "GEOL 1520: Ocean Circulation and Climate" at http://tinyurl.com/lwt3byy. Be sure to click on entries for assignment and reading links.

Words to PagesThis is an automated article length calculator. All assignments for this class must pass the GRL length calculation of 12 or fewer publication units (1 PU=500 words or 1 figure or 1 table)